sleeping partner
Uninvolved business investor
A sleeping partner is a business partner who invests capital but takes no active role in management or daily operations.
The term is primarily British; Americans typically say silent partner.
The "sleeping" suggests someone who remains dormant while others do the work: He's just a sleeping partner—he put up the money but never comes to meetings.
One who allocates capital
- backerFinancial supporter
- financierManager of substantial funds
- capitalWealth used for investment
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
stake · funding · shareholder · dividend · profit share · return · venture capital · angel investor
Inactive but capable
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- nonparticipatingNot joining in
- hands-offNot directly involved
- uninvolvedNot taking part
silent · absentee · detached · disengaged · noninterfering · limited liability · profit-sharing · non-executive
investor
One who allocates capital
equity stake · stake · funding · shareholder · dividend · profit share · return · venture capital · angel investor · minority owner
dormant
Inactive but capable
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- nonparticipatingNot joining in
- hands-offNot directly involved
uninvolved · silent · absentee · detached · disengaged · noninterfering · limited liability · profit-sharing · non-executive · unobtrusive
- partnersassociates, collaborators, colleagues, co-workers, coworkers
- unnamed peopleJohn Doe, Jane Doe, anonymous author, unidentified body, stranger
- investmentinvestor, foreign investment, financier, direct investment, backer
- investorsinvestor, retail investors, retail investor, angel investors, institutional investors
- bystandersbystander, onlooker, observer, spectator, watcher
sleeping partnerworking partner
Active business associate
managing partner · general partner · managing director · senior partner · principal
sleep, sleeper, sleeps, slept, sleepy, sleepily, sleepiness, sleeping, sleepless